La Paz celebrates its birthday with a five-day fiesta. Singer Tania Libertad (above) and folkloric dancers come to the party . . . . Scroll down for a comprehensive list of arts and music events, including the fiesta . . . And an interview with the sculptor of the 'musician seashells' is this month's feature
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
WHAT THE SEASHELLS SANG
Guillermo Gómez Macías is the creator of two popular sculptures in La Paz. Earlier, he told us the story behind his piece El Viejo . . . y El Mar?, “The Old Man . . . and the Sea?”. Now we hear about Caracoles Músicos (Seashell Musicians), which is near Obregon in the small plaza Ignacio Cabezud across from the tourist dock with the watchtower.
Guadalajara sculptor Guillermo Gómez Macías is trained as an agronomist. Some may think crop production and soil management an unlikely foundation for the creation of art, but the 48-year-old says his passion for biological sciences is an important influence.
“Although at the moment I do not practise my career,” he says, “the discipline needed to understand how nature works and the training to observe are very useful in the exploration of my projects.”
Here is what Gómez has to say about the inspiration for his Seashell Musicians.
“The act of fusing human shapes with those of shells is to stress the diversity. And the appeal of the music is that it is a universal language that brings together feelings, emotions, sensations, etc. The idea arose from the act of holding a seashell between the hands. We marvel at its shapes and colours, independent of the place from which it came. If we hold it close to our ears and we pay attention, it will surprise us in that we hear the song of the ocean, and that rouses in us the same sensations.
“The same thing happens with human beings, in spite of the diversity of their origins, their shapes and colours. If we really pay attention and listen deep down in our beings, we can hear the rhythm of our own hearts.”
I spoke by phone with Gómez in Guadalajara, where he lives, and we did the interview through e-mails, which I’ve translated and summarized. His work is on permanent exhibit in Puerto Vallarta at Galleria Dante. To read my earlier story about the sculpture "El Viejo . . . y El Mar?" (the Malecon sculpture of the old man wearing a paper boat), scroll all the way down to the bottom of this column to the Archives.
EVENTS DAY-BY-DAY FOR MAY 2008
Arts and cultural events are listed by date. Check back – the calendar is updated when I get new information. In the left-hand column, you’ll find event highlights and information on how to locate venues. Please note that schedules can change without notice: if your heart is set on a particular event, best to doublecheck date and time. For additions and corrections, e-mail rozinlapaz@yahoo.com
CONTINUING EXHIBITS
Watercolours on show: Paintings by Frank Hills are on display in the gallery above the lobby of Hotel La Concha (near Km 5 on La Paz-Pichilingue Road) until mid-May. For information, e-mail zorba1360@yahoo.com
Photo exhibit: till May 30, “Artistas, artesanos, escritores y periodistas de BCS” (Artists, artisans, writers and journalists of BCS), Banco BBVA Bancomer, Nicolás Bravo and Isabel la Católica.
Exhibit: Calafia Piña presents the show ‘Máscares Teatrales’ (Theatre Masks) at Café Galería Lotocafebrería. Information: 122 50 54. On display until May 18 (please note: another listing says this closes mid-May)
Photo exhibit: till May 30, Imágenes históricas de Todos Santos, Pueblo Mágico (historic images of Todos Santos, the magic village), vestibule of Teatro Juárez.
THURSDAY, MAY 1
Día de Trabajo: May Day/International Labour Day is a national holiday that honours the workers in Mexico. Expect banks, government offices and some stores to be closed.
Writers’ group: They were going to take a break for the summer, but have decided to continue meeting for awhile longer, at least. So meetings resume starting next Thursday, May 8, when writers in La Paz will share their work with other writers and get feedback. For information, e-mail wileys@prodigy.net.mx
FRIDAY, MAY 2
La Paz Fiesta begins: Celebration May 2-6 marks the 473rd anniversary of the founding of La Paz. It’s a large-scale fiesta with music, dance, arts activities, sports, workshops and more. Unless otherwise noted, all events take place on the esplanade of the Malecón (near the foot of 16th de Septiembre). Fiesta events marked with 8:
8Handcrafts fair: 5-10 pm, through May 4
8Local musicians perform: 5 pm
8Coronation ceremony: 8:15 pm, fiesta Queen Calafia, Karla Estrada Reyes, is crowned in a ceremony attended by BCS Governor Narciso Agúndez and Mayor Rosa Delia Cota. Dance groups perform.
8Pablo Montero in concert: 9 pm, popular Mexican actor and singer is considered to be a teen idol and paparazzi favorite in Mexico. He played a main role in the popular Latin soap opera Abrázame Muy Fuerte. To listen to some of his songs, Google “Pablo Montero” and youtube.
8Music: 11 pm, happy birthday, La Paz, with the “Mariachi Peninsular”
8Music: 11 pm, dance to the Sinaloense band “La Grande de Mazatlán”
Other events (not on the esplanade):
8Children’s art workshops: 5 pm, promoting reading and environmental education, Jardín Velasco, through May 6.
8Young people’s forum: 6 pm, presentations by artists, writers and exhibits, 6 pm, Callejón Ignacio Bañuelos Cabezud, 6 pm.
8Art show: Artist Lila Magallón’s show “Inspiración” opens 8 pm at Galería Carlos Olachea (next to Teatro de la Ciudad). Show continues until May 22 (note: my sources show a discrepancy in ending date; show could end a few days earlier).
Film: 5 pm, Alianza Francesa de La Paz, “History of Mothers” series, free. This week: "My mother likes women" (A Mi Madre Le Gustan Las Mujeres) is a staccato-paced comedy about three sisters whose lives are thrown off-kilter by their mother's sudden sexual awakening. Directed by Inés Paris.
Film: 7 pm, Alianza Francesa de La Paz, “Conquests in History” series, free. This week: Cabeza de Vaca, directed by Nicolás Echavarría. An international award winning saga of old Mexico. Survivor of a doomed Spanish expedition, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, roams across the American continent searching for his Spanish comrades. Instead, he discovers a mystical and mysterious culture, becoming a healer and a leader. But soon this New World collides with the Old World as Spanish conquistadors seek to enslave the Indians.
SATURDAY, MAY 3
La Paz Fiesta continues. Unless otherwise noted, all events take place on the esplanade of the Malecón (near the foot of 16th de Septiembre).
8Handcrafts fair: 5-10 pm, through May 4
8Local musicians perform: 5 pm
8Vocal Jazz Ensemble: 7 pm, performance by ensemble from Brookhaven College in Texas with guitarist Rodger Bennett.
8Music and poetry: 8 pm, Marcos Robledo Santana reads from the poem “Calafia” by Fernando Jordán, accompanied on piano by Quichu Isáis Verduga.
8Literary prizes presented: 8:15, regional and state prizes presented in several categories.
8“Jaramar” in concert: 9 pm. (Jaramar website says 8 pm) Jaramar is a Mexican singer whose work is composed of elements from the past and from the present. She uses musical forms that evolved many centuries ago, reaching out to old languages to find a link with the present. It is a search in which she is attempting to unite, among other things, contemporary technology with the purity of tradition. Visit her website to learn more and to hear beautiful music: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=86317690
8Music: 10 pm, dance to the Sinaloense band “La Grande de Mazatlán”
Other events (not on the esplanade):
8Children’s art workshops: 5 pm, promoting reading and environmental education, Jardín Velasco.
8Young people’s forum: 6 pm, “Urban Art Encounter”: presentations by artists, writers and exhibits, 6 pm, Callejón Ignacio Bañuelos Cabezud, 6 pm., through May 5
SUNDAY, MAY 4
La Paz Fiesta continues. Unless otherwise noted, all events take place on the esplanade of the Malecón (near the foot of 16th de Septiembre).
8Handcrafts fair: 5-10 pm (handout says this is the last night)
8Mime performance: 5 pm, “Mimo Mel” performs a children’s program.
8Local musicians perform: 5 pm
8Parade: 6 pm, “Pazeada” of Queen Calafia along Obregón from calle Márquez de León to “El Molinito” (the “Little Windmill” park on the Malecón at the north end of downtown)
8Big Metra in concert: 9 pm. Oscar Castro Flores, alias Big Metra, is considered the king of improvisation and rapid-fire lyrics. He's a candidate for holding the world record for speaking rapidly with 750 words per minute. His influences are gospel, funk salsa R&B, hip-hop and reggae, as well as Latin music in general.
8Music: 10 pm, dance to the Sinaloense band “La Grande de Mazatlán”
Other events (not on the esplanade)
8Theatre: 8 pm, Teatro de la Ciudad. “Gracias, Querida” (Thanks, Dear), comedy with the theatrical group Mexicali a Secas, directed by Ángel Norzagaray.
8Demolition Derby: 8 pm, Estadio Arturo C. Nahl
MONDAY, MAY 5
Cinco de Mayo: Holiday marks the 1862 battle in Puebla when a small, outnumbered Mexican army defeated the French, a turning point in Mexico's struggle for independence.
La Paz Fiesta continues. Unless otherwise noted, all events take place on the esplanade of the Malecón (near the foot of 16th de Septiembre).
8Parade: Beginning 6 pm at Parque Cuauhtémoc (foot of Bravo Street at skateboard park). Parade features folkloric groups.
8Dance performance: 7 pm, “IX Mitote Folklórico,” through the association of dance teachers of BCS, works to preserve and promote regional folkloric dances.
8Music performance: 9 pm. Cuban musicians“Carlos y su grupo IRÉ”
Other events (not on the esplanade)
8Antonio Zepeda in concert: 7:30 pm, Teatro de la Ciudad. His music is prehispanic. To sample his work, go to the website http://www.soundflavor.com/artist.php?artistId=84072 and follow the links to the video “M. Prehispanica Mexico-Tenochlitlan” and other songs and visuals.
Buffet and live performances: Mexican buffet and performances by singer Luna Hernandez and folkloric ballet group Calafia at Ciao Molino restaurant, across the street from Marina de la Paz, 5:30pm. Tickets 175 pesos.
TUESDAY, MAY 6
La Paz Fiesta’s last day. Unless otherwise noted, all events take place on the esplanade of the Malecón (near the foot of 16th de Septiembre).
8Gourmet tasting: “Sabores y colores de La Paz” (Flavors and colors of La Paz), an event that benefits DIF’s hot-breakfast program, 2-5 pm, 150 pesos. For more information, ask at participating restaurants that have a poster in the window.
8Music: 5 pm, event at the festival’s closing; sudcaliforniana song “Juan Flores”
8Tania Libertad in concert: 9 pm, Tania Libertad, born in Peru, has lived in Mexico for 20 years. Her voice has been described as ethereal. For her work in promoting world peace, she has been named honorary UNESCO peace ambassador and honored by the governments of Peru and Brazil. Says Nobel Prize-winning Portuguese author José Saramago: "The first time I heard Tania Libertad sing, it was a revelation from on high -- from a place where only a naked voice might go, alone in the world, unaccompanied by any instrument." Google her name to listen to several samples of her work or go directly to her website http://www.tanialibertad.com/ or listen to her sing Alejandro Filio’s beautiful love song, Sin La Luna (without the moon) on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDfXH1x6_4I
Palabra Por Palabra: English-speaking book club in La Paz meets to discuss this month’s book, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. For information and directions to meeting place, call Allende books at 125-9114 or visit the bookstore on Allende Street between Madero and Revolución. (This is the last meeting until fall; the book club is expected to start up again in October.)
French film: 6:30 pm, Alianza Francesa de La Paz, The Suicide Club, directed by Gela Babluani, free
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7
Rock Concert: Tribute to Pink Floyd, 8:30 pm, Teatro de la Ciudad, 50 pesos
Music jam session: Ciao Molino restaurant, Topete at Legaspy, across the street from Marina de La Paz, 6:30pm.
THURSDAY, MAY 8
Writers’ group: They were going to take a break for the summer, but have decided to continue meeting for awhile longer, at least. So meetings resume today, 9:30 am, when writers in La Paz will share their work with other writers and get feedback. For information, e-mail
Ladies’ lunch: This month, it’s at La Boheme restaurant on Esquerro between Arreola and 16 de Septiembre, 1pm. All women are welcome, whether you live aboard a boat or on land, speak English as your first language or Spanish. For more information, e-mail Maria Frederickson at lapazlovers@yahoo.com
Cultural talk: One-hour presentation in Spanish about Mexican culture, 1:15 pm at Se Habla...La Paz, 1:15-2:15. Every Thursday. This week: El himno. Information: phone 011-52-612-122-7763 or email info@sehablalapaz.com
Concert: Flutist Pablo Hidalgo Wong plays with pianist Rodrigo Morfin in Baroque concert, 7 pm, Sala Monseñor Juan Giordani, annex to the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Paz (across from Jardín Velasco on Revolución between Independencia and Cinco de Mayo), free
Art show opens: Entitled Desfiguramientos y otros bramidos visuales (my stab at translation: Disfigurements and other visual bellowing) Work by Ecatl López, Manuel Huizar Macias and Jesus Gómez at Alianza Francesa de La Paz, Centro Cultural Roger de Conyck, 635 Revolución, free. Opening 8:30 pm.
Jueves Alegres: Happy Thursdays concert features ranchera music, Parque Revolución, starts about sunset, free.
FRIDAY, MAY 9
Film: 5 pm, Alianza Francesa de La Paz, “History of Mothers” series, free. This week: Some Mother’s Son (Madres en lucha). directed by Terry George. Based on the true story of the 1981 hunger strike in a British prison, in which IRA prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against the treatment of IRA prisoners as criminals rather than as prisoners of war. The film focuses on the mothers of two of the strikers, and their struggle to save the lives of their sons.
Film: 7 pm, Alianza Francesa de La Paz, “Conquests in History” series, free. This week: The Mission, directed by Roland Joffe
Theatrical production: 8 pm, Teatro de la Ciudad, Songs for cabaret by autores insospechados (unsuspected authors), written and directed by Hernán del Riego, acted by del Riego and Nora Huerta. 50 pesos.
SATURDAY, MAY 10
Mother’s Day in Mexico: In the U.S. and Canada, the holiday is Sunday, May 11. In Mexico, Mother’s Day is always celebrated on May 10. To learn more about customs here, read Slade Ogletree’s article on the Baja Insider website at www.bajainsider.com An excerpt from Ogletree’s article: “Mothers Day in Mexico is celebrated in a colorful fashion. Children honor their mothers and thank them for their efforts in bringing them up. According to a custom in Mexico, sons and daughters come to the Family Home on the eve of Mothers Day on May 9.”
Visual arts exhibit: Opens 8 pm, Unidad Cultural Prof. Jesús Castro Agúndez (next to Teatro de la Ciudad), Cutre Delux (Vulgarity Deluxe), project to exhibit and promote emerging Mexican artists. Showing until May 16.
SUNDAY, MAY 11
MONDAY, MAY 12
TUESDAY, MAY 13
French film: 6:30 pm, Alianza Francesa de La Paz, Don Juan (from Moliere), directed by Jacques Weber, free
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14
Art show: Pat Solem opens an exhibit of watercolors May at the Radio and TV building at the UABCS, 6 pm. Show continues to May 31.
Music jam session: Ciao Molino restaurant, Topete at Legaspy, across the street from Marina de La Paz, 6:30pm.
THURSDAY, MAY 15
Children’s activity: Jueves Ambientales para Niños (Environmental Thursdays for Children), 6 pm, Casa de la Cultura del Estada. Talks, music, theatre, dance and magic, Thursdays, free. Subject is the environment. For more information: 122-9040 or visit Casa de la Cultura.
Cultural talk: One-hour presentation in Spanish about Mexican culture at Se Habla...La Paz, 1:15-2:15 every Thursday. This week: El Mariachi. Information: phone 011-52-612-122-7763 or email info@sehablalapaz.com
Jueves Alegres: Happy Thursdays concert features ranchera music, Parque Revolución, starts about sunset, free.
FRIDAY, MAY 16
Film: 5 pm, Alianza Francesa de La Paz, “History of Mothers” series, free. This week: “El sacrificio de una madre,” directed by Solveg Anspach. This likely is the French film "Haut les coeurs!" (that could roughly be translated as "Be brave!"), which tells the story of Emma, a young woman who learns at (almost) the same time that she is pregnant and that she is suffering from an advanced breast cancer. We follow her, and the people around her, during her private war against the disease.
Film: 7 pm, Alianza Francesa de La Paz, “Conquests in History” series, free. This week: 1492, directed by Ridley Scott.
SATURDAY, MAY 17
Art show: El Jardín del Arte (Garden of Art) is a one-day exhibit of work by the group Paso a Paso (Step by Step). 10 am to 6 pm, Insurgentes 1220 (la Posada neighbourhood) between Tesoro y Fantasma. This group of 10 women from a half-dozen different countries paint, learn and support one another. For information, e-mail Helga Kuhne hik104@aol.com or call 12 3 18 11. Directions: from Abasolo, pass the VW dealership, near the traffic light at Blvd. Colossio. Turn right on Nuevo Reforma (the paved road toward the water & old La Posada). Go to first stop sign and turn left on Insurgentes almost to the end. You will see signs and balloons at 1220 Insurgentes.
SUNDAY, MAY 18
MONDAY, MAY 19
Live theatre: En Busca de un Mundo Mejor (In search of a better world), 6 pm and 7:30 pm, Teatro de la Ciudad, 40 pesos.
TUESDAY, MAY 20
French film: 6:30 pm, Alianza Francesa de La Paz, Jules and Jim, directed by François Truffaut, free
Live theatre: En Busca de un Mundo Mejor (In search of a better world), 6 pm and 7:30 pm, Teatro de la Ciudad, 40 pesos.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21
Concert: Singer-sonwriter Paulo Piña performs in concert free at UABCS, 6 pm. You can sample his music, “described as pop latin fusion sudcalifornaino,” by going to the website www.myspace.com/sopadetomate. Learn more about him by reading “Home Grown,” the April feature on this blog (click on “Old Posts” link on the very bottom of the web page in the right-hand corner).
Folkloric dance show: Groupo California del Sur, under direction of Francisco Zúñiga, 9 and 10 am, Teatro de la Ciudad. For information: 125-0486
Music jam session: Ciao Molino restaurant, Topete at Legaspy, across the street from Marina de La Paz, 6:30pm.
THURSDAY, MAY 22
Writers’ group: 9:30 am Thursdays. Writers in La Paz share their work with other writers and get feedback. For information, e-mail
Cultural talk: One-hour presentation in Spanish about Mexican culture, 1:15 pm at Se Habla...La Paz, 1:15-2:15. Every Thursday. This week: La piñata. Information: phone 011-52-612-122-7763 or email info@sehablalapaz.com
Children’s activity: Jueves Ambientales para Niños (Environmental Thursdays for Children), 6 pm, Casa de la Cultura del Estada. Talks, music, theatre, dance and magic, on Thursdays, free. Subject is the environment. For more information: 122-9040 or visit Casa de la Cultura.
Tibetan monks visit: monks from Gashar Tawon Khangtsen monastery visit La Paz May 22-June 4 on their 2008 world tour “For Peace and Internal Harmony.” Purification ceremony May 22, 7:30 pm, on the Malecón, “to help eliminate negative forces in the environment in which we live.” Free. Second ceremony June 4, same time and place. For more information about other events during their visit: call 612) 122 0000, go to http://www.venydescubre.com/eventos.html or visit their blog at blog: http://monksinbaja.wordpress.com
Jueves Alegres: Happy Thursdays concert features ranchera music, Parque Revolución, starts about sunset, free.
Art exhibit: paintings by Guadalupe Ahumada Vasconcelos in a show titled “Mas alla de la visible” (Beyond what is visible), at Alianza Francesa de La Paz. Opening 8:30 pm.
Film: In Todos Santos, Fortalecer (Classroom on Wheels) shows the new Neil Young/Mike Cerre movie CSNY/Deja Vu. This movie has only been seen at the Sundance Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival. The film is their commentary on the wars in Vietnam and Iraq. Co-writer Mike Cerre is an Emmy award winning news correspondent who owns a home in Todos Santos. For information: nancyserfas@aol.com, 612-145-0751 in Todos Santos.
FRIDAY, MAY 23
Film: 5 pm, Alianza Francesa de La Paz, “History of Mothers” series, free. This week: Mother Joan of the Angels, a 1961 Polishfilm directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz about exorcism.
Art show: artist Marina Verdugo’s exhibit Testigos (witnesses) opens 8 pm at Galería de Arte Carlos Olachea, showing until June 14, free.
SATURDAY, MAY 24
Los Huizapoles: 8:30 pm, Teatro de la Ciudad, 70 pesos. Live music-comedy act. Second show Friday, May 30. Information: 125 04 86. Wikipedia describes them as a local favourite comedy-folk music duo, originally from El Centenario, who are known for their razor-sharp Paceño humour and light-hearted guitar tunes
SUNDAY, MAY 25
Birthday party & art show: In Todos Santos, 86th birthday party for Charles Stewart, Todos Santos' founding artist. He will have a show of his new work there that day. From Marylou Stewart's posting in the Baja Western Onion: "Everyone is invited to his 86th birthday party. Come and have some hors d'oeuvres and birthday cake, and help us celebrate. PS for those who don't know, Charles is the founding artist of Todos Santos. He arrived here on a dirt road, and fell in love."
MONDAY, MAY 26
Children’s puppet show: Capicúa (palindrome), presented by puppeteers from Jalapa, Veracruz, 9 am and 10:30 am, Teatro de la Ciudad
Adult & young people’s puppet show: Puppeteers from Jalapa, Veracruz, present this show for teens and adults, 7 pm, Teatro de la Ciudad, 50 pesos.
Recital: Classical guitar, 4:30 pm, Escuela de Música del Estado, students of Victor Manuel Sopeña Núñez, one of several events that are part of 2nd annual gathering of guitarists May 26-30, which offers classes, meetings and audio-visual presentations in coordination with the university UNAM: for more information, phone 122-2286 or contact the music school.
TUESDAY, MAY 27
Concert: classical guitar, duet Sergio Toyo-Humberto López, 7:30 pm, Escuela de Música del Estado, 20 pesos. Part of guitarists’ event; for information, call 122-2286
Art show: 8 pm, El Teatro de la Ciudad, the third annual show of "Myths , History and Legends of California." This is a big show with more than 25 La Paz artists displaying about 50 pieces, including paintings and sculptures. The theme is all about old California when it stretched from Baja Sur to Fresno.
French film: 6:30 pm, Alianza Francesa de La Paz, The Hate, directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, free. This angry, violent, antiauthoritarian French film concerns 3 young guys (a Jew, an Arab, and a black) who decide to take on the police after a friend is brutally beaten. Mathieu Kassovitz won Best Director at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival La Haine.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28
Music jam session: Ciao Molino restaurant, Topete at Legaspy, across the street from Marina de La Paz, 6:30pm.
THURSDAY, MAY 29
Writers’ group: 9:30 am Thursdays. Writers in La Paz share their work with other writers and get feedback. For information, e-mail
Cultural talk: One-hour presentation in Spanish about Mexican culture, 1:15 pm at Se Habla...La Paz, 1:15-2:15. Every Thursday. This week: La bandera y el escudo nacional. Information: phone 011-52-612-122-7763 or email info@sehablalapaz.com
Children’s activity: Jueves Ambientales para Niños (Environmental Thursdays for Children), 6 pm, Casa de la Cultura del Estada. Talks, music, theatre, dance and magic, Thursdays, free. Subject is the environment. For more information: 122-9040 or visit Casa de la Cultura.
Concert: duets guitar-voice and guitar-violin with Edgar Felipe Álvarez Félix, guitar; Frangel López Ceseña, violín, and Loyda Vázquez, voice, 6:30 pm, Escuela de Música del Estado, 20 pesos. Part of guitarists’ event; for information, call 122-2286.
Music festival: Festival Sudcaliforniana de la Canción Juan Ramón Huerta Flores — state finalists, composers from Los Cabos, La Paz, Comondú, Loreto and Mulegé in ballad-bolero, Ranchero-norteño and free categories, 7 pm, Teatro de la Ciudad, free.
Jueves Alegres: Happy Thursdays concert features ranchera music, Parque Revolución, starts about sunset, free.
FRIDAY, MAY 30
Film: 5 pm, Alianza Francesa de La Paz, “History of Mothers” series, free. This week: Hijas de su Madre, directed by Ricardo Lazo Carvajal. The Buenrostros are an important and prosperous family, but it's the women who rule the roost. Between their love triangles and secret snuff business, these ladies cook up a comedy where passion, humor, and death are the most important ingredients.
Book fair & artistic festival: Esplanade of the Malecón (near the foot of 16 de Septiembre), artistic festival begins 6:30 pm, book fair opens 7:30 pm with exhibit and sale of publications. Event continues May 31 and June 1.
Concert: Marco Iván López Miranda, 7:30 pm, Escuela de Música del Estado, 20 pesos. Part of guitarists’ event; for information, call 122-2286.
Los Huizapoles: 8:30 pm, Teatro de la Ciudad, 70 pesos. Live music-comedy act. Information: 125 04 86
SATURDAY, MAY 31
Book fair & artistic festival: Esplanade of the Malecón (near the foot of 16 de Septiembre), exhibit and sale of publications 10 am – 10 pm; artistic festival begins 6:30 pm. Event continues June 1.
Dance performance: Live show of Arabian dances, 8 pm, Academia de danza Salam Alikom at Teatro de la Ciudad, 50 pesos Information:125 04 86
SUNDAY JUNE 1
Book fair & artistic festival: Esplanade of the Malecón (near the foot of 16 de Septiembre), exhibit and sale of publications 10 am – 10 pm; artistic festival begins 6:30 pm. Last day.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 4
Tibetan monks' purification ceremony: monks from Gashar Tawon Khangtsen monastery end their visit to La Paz with ceremony 7:30 pm, on the Malecón, “to help eliminate negative forces in the environment in which we live.” Free. For more information call 612) 122 0000, go to http://www.venydescubre.com/eventos.html or visit their blog at blog: http://monksinbaja.wordpress.com/
SATURDAY, JUNE 7
Burger and beer night: It's an event to benefit Baja Dogs helpline. 7 pm at Restaurante-bar Salsipuedes, Obregón (across from the Malecon between Allende and Juárez). 100-peso cost includes one burger and one beer. For information, call 612-124-8433, email info@BajaDogsHelplineOfLaPaz.org or visit the website at http://www.bajadogshelplineoflapaz.org/
Gracias to the Instututo Sudcaliforniano de Cultura, Alianza Francesa de La Paz and other cultural organizations for contributing so much information.
MORE FEATURES: To read earlier features, click on "Older Posts" in the right-hand corner below. You’ll find:
April: singer-songwriter Paulo Piña
March: Sand sculptor
February: the artist GABO
Also February: Carnaval queen
January: Story behind the sculpture of the old man in the paper boat
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